Asus ENGTX670 DirectCU II Edition

[choco2142]

what would be the recommended power supply for the graphics card, i went on the asus website but i couldnt find it

 

[rolli59]

Minimum 500watt recommended by manufacturers for a GTX670.

 

[rwayne]

Considering the Direct CUII cards are typically overclocked due to the superb cooling I would go with at least 550 watts and would be much more comfortable with 600 or 650Watt PSU. Even quality models of this wattage range are not too expensive.

I would recommend this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020

$89 in price
$10 off with promo code EMCNCJC32 (ends July 23rd)
Plus $20 rebate = $59.

The rebate is via a rebate card but still the end value is $59

I rather have a little too much power than to try to get by with the lowest amount of power possible and run the risk of unstable currents.

 

[rolli59]

Especially looking at total system load gaming is 338watts, card in question http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/55270-asus-gtx-670-directcu-ii-top-review-19.html
Other GTX670 total system 317watts http://www.anandtech.com/show/5818/nvidia-geforce-gtx-670-review-feat-evga/17
Manufacturers recommend bigger because of all the generic crap PSU's that are on the market!